First Look - Malakai Makaisson Unique Campaign - Thrones of Decay - Total War Warhammer 3

Let's check out the brand new Legendary Lord for the Dwarfs MALAKAI MAKAISSON who is coming in Thrones of Decay alongside brand new units like Doomseekers and the THUNDERBRAGE!
First Look - Malakai Makaisson Unique Campaign - Thrones of Decay - Total War Warhammer 3
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[@TheGreatBookofGrudges]

Video 1 of 3 today! I'm also live on Twi- as thegreatbookofgrudges pop by and say hi! I was going to do 6 videos today but felt like a spread throughout this week might be better so I don't burn out

[@sokar_rostau]

CA reworks Empire and Dwarves. Vlad: I'm in trouble. This whole DLC feels like a nightmare for VC in general but a great big FU to Vlad in particular. Which I suppose is ultimately a good sign for the future of Vampires.

[@mylesdrake2949]

Aren't Malakai's adventures just basically the plots of when he hangs out with Gotrek and Felix?

[@TheYungDyrude]

Gyrocopter buffs, I never thought I'd see the day

[@IainDoherty51]

It's going to be interesting to see how viable they are now given that they used to be fairly meh compared to the rest of the Dawi Roster, and they hate dealing with most fast flying enemies

[@calebbarnhouse496]

​@@IainDoherty51honest they could be pretty good for aggressive dwarf builds, goblin hewers hit hard and can kill a lot of stuff, slayers push forwards, gyrocopters are able to maneuver well and provide support

[@MrBacon4321]

What happens if those races, by tge time you reach them, they are already dead?

[@lucack6348]

Agree

[@tonisauna-aho3899]

Snorri and Max snorting Warpstone angrily in the cabin of Spirit of Grugni

[@warhammerguy]

While Skaven Rat jesus secretly rides on top of the spirit of Grungi.

[@SanguineGamer]

still hoping they add snorri and max, would be sick to eventually see all of the gotrek characters in the game.

[@heistingcrusader_ad3223]

​​@@SanguineGamertoo bad getting them all in one match is difficult seeing as Ulrica can only be recruited by the Empire and Kislev Edit: Nvm, spoke too soon.

[@SanguineGamer]

@@heistingcrusader_ad3223 lul i was about to say hahahah

[@Krispe]

Starting with Gotrek and Felix when their quest battle to unlock them is extremely difficult is a huge boon for Malakai. Love it

[@samfire3067]

Almost like getting lord kroak for lizardmen

[@chrisd7803]

@@samfire3067 I mean you get him when starting with the white lizard, so.. .yeah

[@Folgeantrag]

Me too

[@TheZlugg]

Standard quote there... "THEY' RE FAST... for a dwarf"

[@marthvader14]

That goes into the book

[@AWearyExile]

Cool character with strong mechanics surrounded by hostile factions. This might end up being my favorite campaign in the game.

[@xenophon1999]

My issue, as some others have stated, is that The Spirit of Grungni wasn't a Thunderbarge, it was much, much larger and predominantly a vessel for long range transportation. For Grungni's sake it had a hanger bay with several gyrocopters!

[@20storiesunder]

Well it's kinda seen here as it is a Base. But yeah can't wait for mods to make it larger.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

To be honest, the thunderbarges we are seeing here aren't the standard thunderbarge size, they'd be small for normal thunderbarges, its just that the game is limited in how large a unit can realistically be before you get issues, if the real spirit of grungi was added as it was on the book cover the balloon itself would be so large that to be near the unit you'd have to change camera angels

[@gargouilleux]

Maybe it would have been more fitting (lorewise) to get a summon gyrocopters and a cannon barrage with the shadow of the spirit of Grungni above the map (like the Hyperion of Raynor in Heroes of the Storm) to get a gigantic ship without making the game crash. But I like the fact you get them already at the start of the game.

[@xenophon1999]

Yeah I think that it is too big to be represented on the battlefield, and that's fine, it can just be Malakai's campaign base of operation, and provide cannonades/bombing/summoned Gyrocopters on the battle map like you say.

[@xenophon1999]

@@calebbarnhouse496 Yeah it is too big to be represented realistically. Also I wish the Thunderbarges weren't just wooden ships with a dirigible tied to it, the Dwarves would have built them out of metal, as the Spirit of Grungni is described.

[@skulffyyy]

23:56 The crew drinking in the cabin of the Thunderbarge is my favorite detail.

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

“GOTREK! GRAB MAH BEARD!” “ADVENTUUUUURE!”

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Ah, Gotrek & Felix. The Drizzt of Warhammer Fantasy.

[@chalzen1012]

​@@MinscFromBaldursGate92minus a bit of edgelord, add more drunken violence 😂

[@sr71silver]

@@chalzen1012 so . . . just the usual difference between D&D and Warhammer?

[@smoovemooths]

I haven't seen this meme in like a decade

[@heistingcrusader_ad3223]

@@sr71silver in D&D dwarves can use magic

[@13Lictor]

Have to say, Makakai's voice actor sounds great. He sounds like he is geniunely screaming to his fellow dawri at the top of his lungs in the battle speeches

[@20storiesunder]

I love it, makes me feel I'm back at Glasgow city center at night.

[@mrhelzbygrad7485]

@@20storiesunder Based on the books I'd have given him Dundonian and made him basically incomprehensible

[@20storiesunder]

@@mrhelzbygrad7485 I lived in Dundee for four years and I swear, by the end of it I could understand all the patter.

[@AsG_Alligator]

@@mrhelzbygrad7485 yeah i think hes way less unintelligable than in the books, but i do still like the VA

[@isaacgorski6054]

RIP norse dwarves

[@libertylemonz7145]

Hopefully someone will port Malakai's Adventures to Bretonnia so we get a proper questing system.

[@chalzen1012]

That would be amazing

[@j-dubb614]

"This is if you like short ranged damage" SHORT?!

[@heistingcrusader_ad3223]

THRONEBEARES!!!

[@tdyret]

Looks amazing! though a bit sad to see Thorgard Cromson gone, hoped he would be his own Legendary Lord for the Norse Dwarfs

[@jonathanschloemer6846]

They may move Malakai later to bring him in. I hope they bring him in too.

[@sagittariusa9012]

9:13 i like how the camp stance is the airship :D

[@RebelCannonClub74]

Pack your bags, we’re goin to Karak dum

[@Ichorizor]

Finally, the Dwarfs are given the respect they are owed! So goddamn excited to play with the new units, mechanics, and Malakai.

[@VenrisSFO]

Best looking LL from DLC have to admit.

[@TheZweric]

But he's taking Garagrim out of his father's army, that's a grudge! First campaign will be Ungrim (as always) with the focus to confederate him

[@denta1flam3s2]

Malekith skrews up and the other elves have to deal with it. I love it!

[@EmonTyrgar]

I wondered about Ulrika, so when I saw/heard you bring it up I was joyfully pointing at the screen, shouting "Yes! Exactly! Thank you!"

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Probably the closest I’ll get to having the Kharadon overlords as a playable total war army in terms of tech and air superiority.

[@honestkyn718]

I don't think he had a conformed death in the end times... maybe he is the ancestor of that entire faction?

[@oscarandreas1431]

@@honestkyn718 time for an homebrew kharadron with fantasy dwarf regiments, what do you think bout the Makaison Trade and Arms?

[@ShadowPhoenixMaximus]

Kharadon Overlords are pretty much just engineer's on steroids. Same with the slayer faction. The dwarf aos factions are just parts of the fantasy roster taken to the extreme

[@oscarandreas1431]

@@ShadowPhoenixMaximus i do like me big airships and steampunk dwarfs

[@opusmagnus26]

@@honestkyn718 Meanwhile with Gotrek living on in the Age of Sigmar, he might as well be Grimnir reborn.

[@adriankoch964]

Honorable mention to all those great mods of the past years that kept us supulied with quality content: Thunderbarge, the Dawi Thunder Mod, Rune Golems, GHS (Mechas based on gyrocoptors), The Great Mountain Home (Dawi Undercities) and Miners Below. Worth picking up now for game on the weekend before the DLC hits.

[@-Kidzin]

I wish Spirit of Grungi was at least like twice as large as regular Thunderbarge in a battlefield.

[@SaURoN-lh1dl]

But then you couldn't see the battle properly, because the thing would occupy half your screen 😆

[@jansekera3770]

Increasing model size is not hard to mod - about 2 minutes of work :) Only problem will be even larger hitbox.

[@20storiesunder]

Mod time!

[@calebbarnhouse496]

​@@jansekera3770 you can change the size of the model without changing hitbox, i cant tell you how, but there was a mod for warhammer 2 that did both things, one that made all lords and heros the size of there respective races, and one that did that, but kept the hitboxes the same size

[@autorobo1000]

Honestly, this is my only complaint about the Thunderbarge. It looks so crowded on the deck, and in the cabin, like the ship is maybe 50% smaller than it actually should be.

[@jacopotulipano9238]

Can't wait to play him!! The band is back for some adventure!

[@robertwalker158]

Great coverage as usual, brotha. I am so hype for this DLC.

[@trashynecromancer1155]

Having one of Malakai’s victory conditions he killing Archaon is so funny to me. Like, the Everchosen or Chaos, Marshal of the Apocalyose, shot to death by a short scottsman with a 12 gauge.

[@20storiesunder]

Checks out

[@MaMastoast]

Only thing Im missing is some kinda engineering workshop. Wouldve been sick to have a mechanic where you could build prototope gyroccoptors with weird weapons and such.

[@jamesarchibald923]

Suddenly feeling the need to go dig out my goblin hewer… needs to be repaired and repainted!

[@donnyy4210]

It is absolutely torture watching this many videos about this DLC and still not being able to play it.

[@alexr.5389]

I'm kinda sad that Malakai isn't unintelligible, I had to read his dialog over and over in the books some times, it was part of the fun!

[@Balorian]

Very excited about Malakai, going to be my first character to play for sure!

[@arcana5625]

I love the how the faction focuses on two ends of the spectrum with artillery/warmachine and slayers.

[@steelcry6665]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@Screamingmanta]

Thrones of Decay made me hyped to play dwarves. What bizarro world is this?

[@MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMD]

CA had to get a bucket of cold Gamer Water, now the quality is back where it should be. I hope they keep it up

[@guilliman1990]

Still don't think this will get me to play them im still only 50/50 I just hate dawi only good dwarves are chaos dawi😊

[@heistingcrusader_ad3223]

​@@guilliman1990that's a grudgin ya manling

[@guilliman1990]

@@heistingcrusader_ad3223 I respect this

[@Bestien]

This will be my first campaign on 5.0 . For rock & stone

[@6dragondaddy913]

I really hope Thanquol is coming, customizable Boneripper would rock

[@inductivegrunt94]

Starts with Gotrek and Felix at the start is very interesting. That should make for a fun campaign.

[@macb6528]

the dwarves needed the additional slayers and gyrocopter buff as well. Both for single and multiplayer to diversify their playstyle without being out of their lore

[@ilsonoita99]

I would love to see Sartosa being able to use the Slayer Pirates!

[@blizzi8428]

What I love most about this DLC so far is, that while im really looking forward to trying out the new campaigns, Im equally hyped to replay old ones like Franz, Gelt, Ungrim or Kugath.

[@kristianlangager996]

Wasn't Thorek Ironbrow from The Hammers and Headstones part of Warhammer 2?

[@alikh4541]

He has a kick ass character screen

[@jurrasicore8682]

was really hoping malaki would have an engineer themed deathblow, something like pulling out a stick of dynamite and doing an explosion.

[@Someguy4321]

> +25% reload time on organ guns > + 40% range on organ guns Christ.

[@Eskeletor_210]

I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited to play as the Dawi now

[@TheRewasder97]

This looks really cool, the adventure system is great to get your hands in some powerful units very early on, and I think that's something you would like to have with most faction in some or other way. Maybe like adding some mercenary thematic troops to completing quest battles with Legendary Lords! I also have a couple of issues, like him being in kraka drak, that would mean no more kraka drak mod, unless mixus unlocked moves malakai somewhere else. The other issue is the spirit of grungi, when you said it was so big, I thought it would give bombardment attacks like a black ark, because it's too massive for a battle. But then I see you can summon it. I would much rather have it as a mount for him, unlocked at level 20, 25 or 30 depending on how op it is. But, well, both things can be fixed with mods I suppose.

[@honorguard7616]

So artillery and war machine focused, interesting mechanic which have you earn those upgrades with a story battle and the only cost is I can't do gotrek and Felix's quest (I want to do it, but I see the benefit of having them automatically) , I like this

[@eagleguy7]

Having listened to the Adventures of Gotrek and Felix audiobooks, this campaign looks super juicy to me

[@Agentcoolguy1]

Haven't played a Dwarf campaign since W2. Very keen to jump in with the Slayer Enginner!

[@guilliman1990]

Haven't played one more than 10 turns ever an I was only doing it for the beat the game with all races on very hard achievements

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@oooeee5556]

"C.A can't remember right now." - C.A forgetting to add Snorri.

[@simoncodrington]

Finally getting unique mechanics for all the legendary lords, can only hope all the old ones eventually get tuned up

[@jetjaguar9298]

I recommend everyone listen to the Gotrek and Felix books on audible. Stop when the author changes.

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

...Or simply read them yourself.

[@BrBetim]

@@HiddenEvilStudios Jonathan Keeble is a great narrator! I think his voice definitely improves the books :)

[@14sixtyone]

@@HiddenEvilStudios listening let's you play TWWH3 at the same time.

[@gimrrin8724]

William King did amazing books and although Nathan Long is not quite on the same level on writing, the last two books are still worth the read.

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

That's what got me into Warhammer!

[@KronosV]

Holy molly... Start with 2 LH AND temporaly thunderbarge? Powercreep is real

[@humantwist-offcap9514]

To be fair, his quests throw you at armies with lots of tier 4 and 5 units, and he’s in a HARD area of the map

[@mranderson9553]

2:53 the tier 5 makes the airship permanent and gives any army's nearby (while he's camped) available to use it too, which is probably also permanent

[@DrMopsi]

Good place for him to start. Very fun, and now Kislev has help with the shit around them. And the Empire !

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Woah, that's a big lizard!

[@csimmeri]

Do we have a gahdamn release date for this? Haven’t been excited for a campaign since Chaos stunties.

[@66666killer]

next week

[@janstraka8674]

21:25 SHORT?!?!?!

[@olekjaer86]

Snorri, no snorri .... dwarfs without snorri is like a dwarf without beer.

[@taipenn2358]

So far Malakai is everything I hoped for.

[@dijerido7062]

Looks like a lot of fun 🤩

[@R3GARnator]

21:28 THAT'S A GRUDGIN.

[@reddestdragon]

I wonder if the slayer pirates would also be available for Aranessa's faction due to them being pirates? That'd be kinda awesome.

[@emiliovega6623]

A lot of enemies around, and at least Kislev have a stance to avoid the chaos climate penalty in the province, but Malakai?, going to be rough and frustrating to deal with northen chaos.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

Dwarfs have underway stance and the abylity to encamp for turns they have to fight a battle, they are gonna be fine

[@guilliman1990]

He will make a great vassal for archon. An he will.be dead by turn 20 with my chaos dawi

[@tarnen5517]

FINALLY!

[@Never_heart]

Yes I was hoping they would do this army as a pseudo-hoard. Wherever it is, we will go find our glorious doom!

[@raynightshade8317]

Finally the Gyrocopter grudge can be crossed out

[@mikeno5841]

My main issue with dwarfs was the unit replenishment and more so the lack of it because of the fact that you couldnt regain troops as soon as you werent in green regions. Im so fucking happy to see the slayer heroes now having the trait.

[@baddude1337]

Looks like the only thing you can't build on Grungi is the building for Runesmiths and Ironbreakers? Otherwise rest of the roster is there. Seems kinda odd to miss a couple of the units (especially as Ironbreakers are a great end tier frontline and fit the engineer theme a bit with their explosives). Fantastic overall though, he's prbably my number 1 pick for first playthrough now.

[@gromimomi8486]

this is the perect lord, i love both gyrocopters and sudo-hordes. i dont think i will be playing anything else for quite a while xD

[@eckotech787]

Malakai looks to good, i need to play NOW

[@stevemcnabb9461]

So not Karak Azorn in Mourne?

[@ValkynShade]

So if you've played the Yin-Yin Sea Dragon mod, this is kind of the same mechanic regarding the Airship.

[@TheWhiteDragon3]

I am so damn excited to play this DLC man

[@eisenhorn7588]

I'm looking forward to playing Firepower by Judas Priest as background music while playing this faction. So much dakka!

[@claytondavis6835]

Now we need a Thanquol army for the skaven

[@Xsorus]

This will be my first play through

[@TheZatli]

So does the ai Malakai have Gotrek and Felix also? Or is there a big possibility when you are playing as an order faction that there are two Gotreks and Felixes running in the world (when you get as as empire for example)?

[@cathar1209]

Hooray for powercreep!

[@parximus5477]

Now the funderbarge begins!

[@death5244]

does anyone know if Garagrim Ironfist is recruitable by other dwarf lords? especially by Ungrim so you could sped some wholesome father-son bonding time while killing greenskins

[@lucasceccattolcc]

feels like oxyotl but without teleport for the quests

[@Drakenn100]

Imagine if changling's special battles had that much flavor...

[@EnriqueRomero-mh3xz]

Hopefull they make different bombs for each flyin machine some for infantry groups and a other whith high armor penetration. Just like Tiktaq'to whith the theradons this woul allow several roles even monsters

[@malak299]

is there any AI improvements on camppaing map or on battle field ?

[@feasibilyheretical]

rip dungrut

[@odranvellen3816]

the hero slayer uses the same weapon as the legendary ax of Ungrim Ironfist

[@laabitres]

Malakai's voice acting is AMAZING!!!!!!

[@lonetrvllr]

MM is a healty man of Wulfric the Wanderer.

[@warhammerguy]

Overall this is a very good update which i really look forwards too :D! Though I kinda think it is kinda sad that the Kraka Drak dwarves are gone now. They have been there since wh1, got interesting lore, a great mod with the norse dwarfs and as a main Kislev player I recently found out that making it a goal to send a relief army to aid Kraka Drak by preventing them from getting wiped out by Throgg early on is not only extremely fun but it secures you a valuable ally in the north as a shield. Also think that the Spirit of Grungi should have its own unique model since its design is very specific and even the Thunderbarges are described as "lightweight" in comparison to the Spirit of Grungi.

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

This is awesomeness

[@GoblinxChild]

What counts towards the ammo for the thunderbarge? Is it everything on board or just he cannons/bombs?

[@20storiesunder]

Good question cause if its everything that 140 will go down fast.

[@XTORD1]

Is it only the three new ll who has access to the mercanary tab? I really hope for dogs of war, because a mercanary faction/race souns cool. Anyway seems so far they have done a good job. Seems Malakai camapign is pretty good and fun. Pseudo horde also seems good. It has exited in early total war game? Fantastic with Ulrika. Thats cool. Whos name do you say at 17.14?

[@mranderson9553]

does anyone know if you recruit malakai through the book does he keep his hoard faction

[@Al3xtheMeh]

I like that his victory conditions work alright with him being a Pseudo-Horde. Last thing i wanted was to be stuck in Norsca all campaign. Could definitely spend my time wandering around while sending other armies to destroy the required factions.

[@darthwidow9031]

Rip Karaka Drak, you will be missed. Wished they weren't taken from us.

[@zonedron7867]

i wish norse dwarfs were unique faction, that would be cool but atleast we have mods for that.

[@derubain5774]

Did they fix ancestral grudge to include slaven?

[@SkullivanBones]

Would be really cool if the spirit of grugni was in the background of all your battles

[@SkullivanBones]

Oh shit, you can actually summon it, dope.

[@navox933]

Where can Ulrika be found in the MP battle UI, is she under heroes?

[@tunencio7288]

aditional units tab